What first comes to mind is the world of VII, which represents the market revolution where transnational corporations begin to replace governments and the lines between economics and politics becomes blurred. With globalization being the buzz word of the 1990's, the game couldn't have come at a better time, especially with Playstation bringing older gamers back into the fold. Ironically, I would still say the gaming population en masse hadn't matured enough for it. While the effects of this transformation, especially on the environment, might have been the norm for political science journals, it was far ahead of most video games at the time..